Fantastic Four #48 [Regular Edition]

(March 1966)

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Coming of Galactus! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (co-plotter, uncredited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Black Bolt's evil brother, Maximus the Magnificent, in a final, desperate attempt to regain his lost crown, has fired the dreaded atmo gun...

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
The Inhumans: Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Gorgon; Karnak; Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon]
Galactus [Galan] (first appearance); Maximus; Seeker; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] (first appearance); The Watcher [Uatu]; Skrulls

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four put an end to Maximus's plan to destroy all the humans. Once the Fantastic Four return to New York the Watcher tells them of the coming danger of Galactus.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #44
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #54 [page 6, panel 2]
• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1908 (1966)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #8
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #35 (June 1972)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #44 (28 Novembre 1972)
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #1 - Les Inhumains sont parmi nous ! (2e trimestre 1973) [6 premières pages seulement, 1 page omise]
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #2 - La Saga du Surfer d'Argent (4e trimestre 1973) [13 dernières pages [Last 13 pages]]
which is reprinted
• in Marvel (Editions du Taupinambour, 2013 ? series) #16
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #103 (September 21, 1974) [pages 1-10], #104 (September 28, 1974) [pages 11-20]
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974) [edited]
• in Acção e Mistério - Série Fantástica (Palirex, 1977 ? series) #28 (c. 1977) [black & white]
• in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
• in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #3 (1980) [black & white]
• in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1984 series) #1/1985; 2 ([januari] 1985) [De sex första sidorna har redigerats bort, medan sidan 7 har redigerats om.]
• in Marvel-pocket (Semic, 1985 series) #2/1985 - Fantastiske Fire møter Galactus (1985) [6.5 pages removed]
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #39 - Les Inhumains sont parmi nous ! (1986) [First 7 pages only, panels 5-6 page 6, panels 1-2, 5-6 page 7 omitted.], #40 - La Saga du Surfer d'Argent (1986) [pages 8-20]
• in Clásicos Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1988 series) #18 (enero 1990)
• in Silver Surfer: The Coming of Galactus (Marvel, 1992 series) #[nn] (November 1992) [partial]
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #25 ([October] 1993)
• in Fantastic Four (Bethy, 1998 series) (1998)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
• in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
• in Wizard Ace Edition: Fantastic Four #48 (Marvel; Wizard, 2002 series) (December 2002)
• in Le Surfer d'argent L'Intégrale (Soleil, 2001 series) #0 (juillet 2003)
• in Marvel : Les origines (Panini France, 2002 series) #2 (décembre 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 [Regular Edition] ([January] 2004)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 ([October] 2004)
• in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #4 - Die Fantastischen Vier (2005)
• in Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Silver Surfer (Panini UK, 2007 series) (2007)
• in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1966 (mai 2007)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #5 (2010)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 [3] - La Edad Dorada (Septiembre 2011)
• in Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans (Marvel, 2013 series) ([October] 2013) [Pages 1-6 and panels 1-4 of page 7]
• in Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus (Marvel, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Silver Surfer Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - When Calls Galactus (2014)
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #4 - Fantastic Four: Galactus (Oktober 2015)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #97 - Фантастическая Четверка: Пришествие Галактуса
• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Coming of Galactus (2018)
• in True Believers: Fantastic Four - The Coming of Galactus (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (September 2018)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Marvel Facsímil (Panini España, 2019 series) #12 (Diciembre 2019)
• in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Keywords

matter mobilizer

Indexer Notes

Kirby's co-plotting credit is acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in many interviews. Actual credits read "Stan Lee, writer without peer Jack Kirby penciller of the year."

This is the first issue of the three-part story which introduces Galactus and the Silver Surfer.

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Hulk; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Tales to Astonish / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Ultra Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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U.S. Gov't Surplus (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (illustration)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan and Jack, I've just reread my copy of Fantastic Four Annual #3, and to me, the best thing that happened in it was not the marriage of Reed and Sue[...]

Feature Logo

Fantastic Four Fan Page

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Janey Davis, Houston TX; Diane Nagura, San Francisco CA; Leonard Tirado, Saratoga Springs NY; Robert Brissette, Caribou ME; Don McGregor, West Warwick RI; Alice Jean Schorfheide, Belleville, IL; Ty Bizony, New York NY; and Marlene Jablon, Chicago IL.

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Hit Records / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)